tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:24:50 +0000photographyRandom RamblingsTravelLifeBlogwritingMusicMarriagePhotography TipsFestivalMovie reviewMy KitchenProject 366FriendsABC Photo ChallengeFictionbook reviewBirthdayBloggingEnvironmentMarriage LifeMoiProudest MomentRandom thingsResolutions and RamblingsReviewsTagThese are the few of my favourite thingsVettiWhat's running in my mind?WomenWordless Wednesdayfacebookfeelings of indiamusic is everythingnikon d90philosophyMemoirs of an ordinary girlhttp://vaish143.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anu)Blogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-2661455643424551060Sat, 08 Feb 2020 03:15:00 +00002020-02-08T03:16:53.143+00:00BlogRandom Ramblings If there is any reader still sticking around my blog, hello to you. I know it feels like eons ago that I last updated my blog.  Infact, for the record, I forgot the login credentials, retrieved the inactive email and managed to bring this blog back to life. At this odd hour of the day - 3.00am. But it feels so good to be back in this space, which I am using for 2 decades now.  Well, onhttp://vaish143.blogspot.com/2020/02/life-is-going-on-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-4874075887695362518Sun, 09 Jul 2017 20:19:00 +00002020-02-08T02:39:46.371+00:00Blog Life has gone too fast in the wink of an eye. From seeing the thin line on the pregnancy test, to delivering twins, and celebrating their first birthday.  Yeah now you understand the speed I am talking about? That's super fast for us! We are still in awe with our tiny ones (not so tiny anymore, but still, hey they are our babies), and awe at ourselves sometimes that we created these tiny http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2017/07/general-notes-on-life-and-comeback-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)4Edinburgh, UK55.953252 -3.188266999999996255.810968 -3.5109904999999961 56.095535999999996 -2.8655434999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-8528436989085982465Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:49:00 +00002020-02-08T02:39:57.647+00:00LifeRandom Ramblings Knock Knock! Hello, anybody there!  It seems like ages since I logged into this blog space.  I even forgot how to login into blogger, and what my password is! That's what 2 years of absence in this space has taught me.  Lots of changes, and loads of experiences to share, but very little time.  I know I always seem to whine about not having enough time, but I now have a http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2016/09/knock-knockanybody-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-4994881501829694356Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:05:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:05.602+00:00Random Ramblingswriting Only few more hours away from the historic #indyref moment in Scotland, and I can already feel butterflies fluttering in my stomach.  I have kept my polling card along with other Id documents ready to be able to vote for the Scottish Independence Reference tomorrow.  It's a history in the making, and we are very glad to be part of this. As an expat living in Scotland, and ashttp://vaish143.blogspot.com/2014/09/indyrefscotlandexpatview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-5195981260506828897Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:28:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:14.192+00:00BlogLife It seems as if 2013 has passed just like a wink of an eye, and the new year splashed like a wave on our face.  Even before we could wipe it off and reminisce the gone days, a month is already over.  What is it?  I feel like the days are going faster than supersonic flights! I dug this blog from 100 feet below the ground, dusted it off and have adored a new dress very http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2014/01/hola-amigos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-4564580330612925302Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:39:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:22.409+00:00photography Today's theme is "OLD" as in buildings, vehicle, books etc.  This picture represents old building - a withered old house at the backdrop in Valletta, capital city of Malta.   http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/10/thursday-challenge-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-1829722883843865918Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:14:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:31.416+00:00LifeRandom Ramblingswriting There's not a single soul who's not apprehensive about cancer.  The very word has such a power that it brings jitters to your whole body. I am no different here. It isn't actually the fear of What-If-I-Get-It syndrome, but it is some kind of a strange feeling that baffles my mind.  One that is daunting, and leaves me with heavy heart invariably when I hear someone say "Do you http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/10/shoo-away-cancer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-7681615712399436954Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:11:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:37.060+00:00Blog It's the completion of 6th year of blogging for me.  A moment to be proud and happy about. Years passed by, but my complaints haven't reduced. I still am the same person that moan about how less I spend time on writing.  Leave that apart, I can't believe 6 years has rolled on!!  So, on that note, "a very special blogiversary wishes to my dear blog.  If not for you, I'd not behttp://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/08/6th-blogiversary-and-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-5249902015027444154Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:03:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:41.965+00:00photography http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/06/thursday-challenge-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-6911754272064812730Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:31:00 +00002020-02-08T02:40:51.310+00:00Random Ramblingswriting The flight journey and experience is always different and depends on where you sit.  Agree or not?  I am talking about short duration flights (1-3 hours) and travelling in low cost local/ international airlines.  Not the long journey international flights on Boeing or Airbus. While I usually nail the window seat without fail (no, I don't use kerchief to get a seat), http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/04/as-i-fly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-4588763988144107138Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:28:00 +00002020-02-08T02:41:05.973+00:00photography http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/02/wordless-wednesday-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-9151151800368872760Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:58:00 +00002020-02-08T02:41:35.736+00:00Movie review After a long time, I am keeping my hands on my laptop.  The saga of laptop booting problems and Trojan virus had made me mute in the e-space.   I din't bother much about checking my email, or Facebook updates or that 100 + unread posts sitting on my reader.   So, to sum up, last few days has been rewarding and I felt like I had more time than usual.   I http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/02/movie-reviews-and-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-981932197719345812Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:43:00 +00002020-02-08T02:42:59.839+00:00BlogTravel Hello people! First of all, I wish you all a happy, healthy and fantastic new year ahead - a year that you will always cherish and whose memories will always linger in your heart.   Last year was fantastic personally for me, with job change, friends and family visits,  lots of travelling, and an increased effort in blogging! Thanks to Project 366 - which I never completed,http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2013/01/heres-to-new-beginning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-1845156792690993761Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:42:00 +00002020-02-08T02:44:06.280+00:00photography And the series have finally found its way to the epic finale - presenting Z for Zebra! I am now officially done with teaching ABC to all of you.   http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/12/z-for-zebra-as-usual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-7140029199586189421Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:24:00 +00002020-02-08T02:44:34.674+00:00photography The last yellow leaf that I saw in the end of November is making the penultimate post of ABC series to represent Y.     http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/12/y-for-yellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-504492123957360299Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:56:00 +00002020-02-08T02:44:38.747+00:00photography http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/12/x-for-x-mas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-6587725270750785466Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:34:00 +00002012-12-05T18:34:34.014+00:00 Folks, for some reason I am facing some issues in my blogger which I have no idea.  I tried to upload a picture, and it says that I have used 100% of my storage space.  Is there even something like this?  Or is it because blogger is linked with google?   Is this some recent development in the blogosphere or already existed?  Please let me know.  http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/12/x-for-xperiencing-error-in-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-2120532858023613909Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:38:00 +00002020-02-08T02:44:54.572+00:00photography http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/11/w-is-for-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-3854641228303290650Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:41:00 +00002020-02-08T02:44:59.514+00:00photography For some obscure reason, I am obsessed with taking photographs through the mirror.  This is taken somewhere in north of Scotland where I could see beauty in every window and mirror. And I happily kept clicking them.  http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/11/v-is-for-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-4972738204119829202Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:53:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:07.087+00:00photography Bright sun, blue shimmering water, white cotton clouds, golden sands and my red colored umbrella.  Remembering the bygone sunny days!! http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/11/u-is-for-umbrella.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-1609946365494013046Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:43:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:14.536+00:00photography Yet again, I bring Tower Bridge in my blog but with a new rare outlook - a perspective which can be enjoyed only when you are walking or travelling on the bridge.  There are very few bridges that take your breath away with their views and structure, and this Tower bridge for sure is one amongst them; and is my favourite so far.  For now, I will let you enjoy this view.  If you arehttp://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/11/t-as-in-tower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-2401634039110638986Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:07:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:24.241+00:00photography I am never tired of taking pictures of these swans, and so are they.  They are never tired to pose for my camera.  On the nice autumn sun, I opened my brown bed packet, and they just came rushing towards me to have their feed.  It's such a nice feeling to see them come to you.  And I can sit and watch these swans for hours together - the way they brush and scratch their http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/10/s-as-in-swans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-3037588594229487000Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:57:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:35.162+00:00photographyTravel This is the Bass Rock along the coast of Eastern Scotland. This is a steep sided rock and is a largest home for the Gannets (a type of seabird). During the peak season (Apr - early october), the rock will appear white in color, which is due to the presence of hundreds and millions of these gannets coming for making homes. http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/10/r-for-rock_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-1235263478592495404Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:21:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:40.806+00:00photography Q for Queen.  This picture is taken inside Madame Tussaud's in London.   PS: Hiya there everyone.  Hope all are doing great.  I have been busy (as usual), and was ignoring the ABC challenge, 365 Project and my blog (as usual again!!).  Time and again, I keep saying that things are busy my end, and I had absolutely no time to login to the blog or any network sites for http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/10/q-for-queen-and-not-quit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584249198862819443.post-9056840191455353671Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +00002020-02-08T02:45:47.434+00:00photography It's festival season in Edinburgh, and every corner of the city is dotted with street performing artists.  http://vaish143.blogspot.com/2012/08/p-for-performing-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anu)13